Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-06-10
BRIEFS.


A very handsome new chandelier just
purchased for the Episcopal church of
Shepherdstown has been placed in po-
sition in the church. Itcontains twelve
lights.
We said last week that we should
never again make any statement derog-
atory to the hustle. but really if they
get much bigger it will take two girls to
wear one hustle.
One of the first things that Sharpsburg
should do is to organize fire company
and get fire engine. Such things are
not wanted often, but they are some
times wanted badly.
Col. Frank Muzzy, who is at Col. John
E. Schley's for the summer, has brought
his carriage and horses from Philadel-
phia. 1t is a splendid turnout, the horses
being unusually fine ones.
The first span of the iron bridge across
the Potomac river has been swung and
completed, and work has been begun on
the second span. 1t will be a graceful
structure when completed.
Congressman McComas will make an
effort to get an appropriation from Con-
gress to build and keep in order a first
class road from the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad depot TO Antietam National
Cemetery. He has strong hopes of sue
cess.
After more than two weeks of rain
and cloudy weather, it cleared up on
Wednesday. and at this time there is
every indication Of clear spell. The
farmers are all very busy now blowing
their corn, which is coming up quite
nicely.
Judge Oliver B. Snyder, one of the
judges of the Orphans Court of Wash
ington' county, died on Tuesday at his
residence ia Funkstown, aged sixty
five. He was one of the best known
and most popular men in the county.
For years he was actively engaged in
Republican politics.
Watkins and Steptoe, the negroes who
murdered Lizzie Wilson in Roanoke
three years ago, and who have been tried
four times, each trial resulting in hung
jury, the jury dividing on the color line,
were released from custody on Monday
at Lynchburg on a nolle pros by the COM
monwealth's attorney.
The Bicycle Club of Hagerstown is
making extensive preparations for big
day next Monday. Interesting races
will be held at the fair grounds, and
there are already over fifty entries. 1t
is expected that two hundred bicyclists
will be present. There will be excur-
sion rates OH the railroads.
The celebration of memorial day at
Charlestown last Saturday was more
than usually interesting. Hon. w. j.
Stone, of Kentucky, delivered the ora
ton. In The procession that marched
to the cemetery was the Shepherdstown
Cornet Band and the Southern Soldiers
Memorial Association Of this place. a
large crowd was present.
We present to our readers this week
another staving good paper. We give
more local and general news than any
other paper in this section. The REGIS
TER is clean, neat, newsy and sprighfly,
and is a paper that should be in every
home. Come and subscribe, all We who
have not done so, and get it every week.
You will never regret it.
Mrs. DIR. NJ. 2. Nelson of Middleway
died last Thursday, after few days ILL
ness, of paralysis, aged about so years.
She was an estimable woman, and was
a consistent member of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. Her aged husband
well-known and esteemed citizen OF
this county, who survives her, is one OF
our Oldest inhabitants, being now abou:
81 years of age.
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Poodle Warner was arraigned for sem
tence he told the Court he was innocent
of the robbery of which he was convict
ed. and asked for no mercy or sympa-
thy. He was taken at his word anu
given twelve years in the penitentiary.
Emanuel Cump was sentenced to eight
cen years imprisonment for the murder
of his brother.
The Shepherdstown Band, after the
memorial services were concluded on
Saturday, repaired TO the plat contain
ing the stranger Confederate dead in
Edge Hill Cemetery, and played a beau
tiful dirge over their graves. Later in
the afternoon, the Band serenaded the
Hon. Wm. l.. Wilson and Rev. DR.. a.
C.. Hopkins, the worthy President OF
the Lee Memorial Association.-Spu
Hon. B. S, Morgan, State Superin-
tendeEt of Schools, has appointed the
State Board Of Examiners, as follows:
First congressional district, 5. b. Brown'
principal of the Chenille normal school;
Second district, C. A. Sipe, principal
F,irmont normal school; Third district,
ID. Sweeney, assistant principal Con-
cord normal school; Fourth district, Il.
f. Hodges, principal Marshall State
normal school.
At the business meeting of the Lee
Memorial Association held on Saturday
last. Capt. Lee ii. Moler, on behalf OF
the Southern Soldiers Memorial AS
ISOLATION of Shepherdstown, extended
an invitation to be present and take part
in the memorial observances in Shep-